Intermediate Structural Engineer Bridges
Intermediate Structural Engineer Bridges
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Job Description
Overview
Your opportunity
Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders Are you a thought leader a trusted advisor and a problem solver If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen you will thrive in our fastpaced and agile environment.
Dillons Transportation & Facilities technical group is looking for an Intermediate Structural Engineer (Bridges) to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.
At Dillon we operate as one team. This position is available at any of our Nova Scotia offices.
Responsibilities
What your day will look like
Design
- Provide design leadership and technical expertise on a variety of structural projects including structural design and analysis of bridges culverts and other transportation structures
- Preparation of preliminary and detailed design calculation
- Perform structural analysis and prepare design calculations to include 2D and 3D analysis for bridges as well as foundations infrastructure and retaining walls;
- Develop structural details and construction plans using SAP2000 CSiBridge and/or STAAD
- Prepare specifications and details for drawing production in addition to Code and regulatory review
- Preparation of technical reports
- Review shop drawings and field services in design and construction
Project Management
- Project manage structural engineering team activities and support to project managers/technical staff in the delivery of multidisciplinary projects across the company
- Coordinate design team activities to maintain project schedules and ensure successful project completion
- Effectively engage with subconsultants and clients
Business Development
- Leadership in providing quality client services with particular emphasis with government and infrastructure contractor clients within the transportation market
- Contribute to proposals and development and new business opportunities
- Business travel upon request
Learning & Development
- Commit to selfdevelopment and ongoing learning and professional development
- Input to the career development of junior staff including technical direction training recommendations coaching and mentoring
- Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
Qualifications
What you will need to succeed
- A degree in civil engineering. Graduate level degree would be an asset.
- Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or eligible to be licensed within six months
- Six to ten years of relevant work experience in structural design for the intermediate role
Experience
- Experienced in the design of various bridge types culverts and other transportation structures
- Proficient in the full range of design activities including preparation of preliminary and detailed design drawings and reports contract document preparation and tendering
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant structural engineering Codes and standards
- Proficiency in the use of computer modelling techniques using SAP2000 CSiBridge or STAAD and familiarity with current AutoCAD software
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Proficiency in providing technical leadership to a team of professionals
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills along with both verbal and written communication
- Strong technical report and specification writing skills
- Experience in construction contract administration would be an asset
Why choose Dillon
We live our core values:
- Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
- Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
- Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
- Creativity: discover new possibilities;
- Courage: do the things that matter especially when its hard;
- Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences
In addition we offer:
- Employee share purchase plan
- Dillon is 100 employee owned and share ownership is open to all fulltime regular employees
- A competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
- Flexible work hours
- Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trustbased approach to oer a variety of exible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
- Learning and Development opportunities
- As a knowledgebased business the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale capture lessons learned through experience and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
- We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how mentoring to share lessons advising to round out perspectives and cocreation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
- Focus on Innovation
- The ability to anticipate examine and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support wellbeing are available to all employees
- Wellness Subsidy
- Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership purchase of home fitness equipment yoga classes and dance classes
About Dillon
Dillon is a proudly Canadian employeeowned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multifaceted projects. With 25 offices and more than 1200 employees across Canada Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure protecting the environment and developing communities.
Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for the past 17 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.
Employment Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:
Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity inclusiveness and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.
Inclusion is more than a word to us it is the way we choose to run our business.
Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process.We would love to hear from you!
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Employment Type
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